Reformed Doctrine Daily Devotions

Today’s devotion comes from Numbers 22:22-27.

“But God was angry because he was going, and the angel of the LORD took his stand in the way as an adversary against him.  Now he was riding on his donkey and his two servants were with him.  When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand, the donkey turned off from the way and went into the field;  but Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back into the way.  Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.  When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed herself to the wall and pressed Balaam’s foot against the wall, so he struck her again.  The angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right hand or the left.  When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam;  so Balaam was angry and struck the donkey with his stick.”  Numbers 22:22-27. 

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“This you know, my beloved brethren.  But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;  for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.”  James 1:19-20.

But, there is hope! 

“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.  For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh;  for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.  Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are:  immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control;  against such things there is no law.”  Galatians 5:16-23.